Yu Sui was a little surprised.
Although Secretary Zou is the secretary of a small mountain village, I have the impression that he has never used any rude words. What is going on now?
Secretary Zou had a depressed look on his face, rubbing his hair with both hands:
"Yu Sui, seriously, this incident has made me extremely angry! Ever since Zhang Caifeng started this collective-run factory, to be honest, I've also seen the potential for collective-run factories. I was thinking of supporting her as much as possible. If she's supported well and has experience and funds, then we can also start a collective-run factory in our brigade, right?
In the end, only two dividends were distributed. When the incident first happened, I received a notice from the county people's hospital that someone had died after eating candy from our co-op factory! I was so scared, I'm afraid you won't laugh at me, my legs went weak, and I hurried to find Zhang Caifeng.
What did Zhang Caifeng tell me? Impossible! She said Yu Sui managed the factory very well. She had never heard of many things, but you figured them out. For example, the formula was kept secret, and only Zhang Caifeng and Yu Hemiao had the key to the preparation workshop; no one else could enter.
After each batch of food is prepared, a sample must be kept and eaten by the customer first. Only when the taste has not changed will it be released. Otherwise, wouldn't Yu He Miao be the first to die? Yu He Miao is a healthy person, so why do you say that people died from eating our food?
I asked, "Your production isn't just one link, so maybe it's another link?" She said, "No, that's not the case. Tang Zhaodi takes the factory as her life. Every day, she polishes the machines, the workpieces, the cutting tools, and everything else until they look like mirrors. Do you think anyone would let rat poison get in there?" Besides, the educated youth helping out all depended on the factory producing products so they could sell them and get bonuses. Everyone was working together, so why would they harm their own factory?
I asked again, "What about the packaging?" She said that although the people on the packaging were not all elderly, they knew how to cherish things more. They were already at such an age, why would they do such a wicked thing? If there was really a problem in that link, then it was Zhang Caifeng herself who had a problem. She gave the elderly a chance to make money, a chance to not have to look at the young people's faces, so why would she still think of harming them?"
Secretary Zou raised his eyebrows, spread his hands, and had an expression that said, "She's still being stubborn."
Yu Sui understood: "So, in the end, it turned out to be a problem with the packaging? But, have you ever considered that it might be a problem with the sales? What's the situation at the supply and marketing cooperative?"
Secretary Zou glanced at her:
"How could we not investigate? We would definitely argue for our rights. I would definitely stand on the side of our own brigade's cooperative-run factory. At first, I believed Zhang Caifeng and insisted that it wasn't our fault. Maybe it was the supply and marketing cooperative's fault. But the Public Security Bureau investigated. To be honest, our product is particularly good. That batch of crispy candies had just been opened from the packaging. Several witnesses can prove that the supply and marketing cooperative staff didn't even have a chance to touch them before selling them. How could there be any problems during the sales process?"
Yu Sui also frowned deeply: "Then how can we be sure that it is a problem with the packaging in our factory?"
"Haha!" Secretary Zou sneered:
"The recruiters are all old dogs! I don't know what these old dogs are thinking. They are more confused than the other and their words are not consistent. Some people checked and found that the working hours did not match. Some people said that they did not finish wrapping the candies during work, so they took the candies home and wrapped something else. Isn't this poor management, huh?
In the end, although we didn't confirm how the rat poison appeared, think about it, if they even took the packaging home to repackage it, how can they guarantee that the stuff is clean and hygienic? Besides, those old dogs are already in their seventies and eighties. What good will the Public Security Bureau do to arrest them? So, besides arresting Zhang Caifeng as a scapegoat, what else do you think they can do?"
Yu Sui was so angry when she heard this. Yu Hemiao didn't mention this in the letter.
She stood up suddenly, her hands resting on the desk as she spoke, "That's impossible! I explained everything clearly when I left. Zhang Caifeng was personally responsible for the packaging, and the staff were all assigned shifts. It was clearly forbidden to take any products out of the factory. How could something like this happen?"
Secretary Zou shook his head helplessly:
"What's the point of you saying all this now? You have no idea what's going on in your production team. When the first dividends were distributed, most people were happy, but some came to me and said that the way the collective-run factory was run was unfair. The factory was a collective enterprise, and if it made money, it should all be distributed. Why should it be kept for the factory?"
Some people even said they were more suitable to be the factory director, so let them be. Some even said, "How can a woman like Zhang Caifeng be both the team leader and the factory director? Is she having an affair with me?" I was so pissed!
But after I was angry, I still had to deal with this matter. I thought if I didn't say a few words to Zhang Caifeng, I don't know what others would say to us. So at a brigade meeting, I criticized Zhang Caifeng in public. I said that she was the team leader first, and the factory director second. She should first clarify the agricultural production issues of the production team and focus as much energy as possible on agricultural production, and not just think about capitalist tunes. Yu Sui, do you understand? I am protecting Zhang Caifeng, do you understand?"
Secretary Zou stretched his head and stared at Yu Sui and asked, but Yu Sui really didn't want to answer.
You have so many ways to protect Zhang Caifeng, why do you want to attack her? Just because you can't praise her to death, do you turn to killing her?
If you, the secretary, are so bold as to wave your sword, won't those people who are jealous of Zhang Caifeng be even more likely to cause trouble?
But now she still needs Secretary Zou, so she can't express these dissatisfaction openly.
Yu Sui's face turned sour. "Secretary, it doesn't matter whether I understand or not. But does Zhang Caifeng understand? Did she follow your instructions and focus on agricultural production, causing the factory to neglect management?"
Secretary Zou pursed his lips and spoke after a long moment, "It's not entirely because of what I said about her. It's mainly because of the busy farming season. You grew up here, so shouldn't we organize everyone to plant crops in March and April? Only if we do a good job of spring sowing and planting can we have a good harvest. Isn't that right?"
Yu Sui really couldn't tell what was wrong.
This is how people are. The more you do, the more likely you are to make mistakes.
Without a spirit of dedication, you can't even be a team leader in a large collective enterprise. Zhang Caifeng is determined to increase the income of her members and focus her energy on agriculture during spring planting and sowing. It's really hard to say what she did wrong.
Yu Sui: "So, Zhang Caifeng was so busy organizing spring planting that she didn't care about the food factory? I don't think that's possible. The educated youth are all good. Didn't they designate one to take over?"
Secretary Zou: "Even the educated youth have to go to the fields! This is the regulation of the commune this year. The commune leaders said that these people have been in our countryside for so many years and can't go back to the city. From now on, they will be completely in the countryside. Why shouldn't they go to the fields? They must go, all of them. This is not my idea, it was specifically ordered by the higher-ups!"
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